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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2024, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2023 (484), and casualties rose from 634.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,605 collisions in North Northamptonshire.

Collisions in 2024
489
Up 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
642
Up 1% on 2023
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2024

2.7% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2024 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious9620%
  • Slight38078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious10917%
  • Slight51781%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 489, up 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 489
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025557705
2024489642
2023484634
2022482605
2021423549
2020393475
2019464585
2018442655
2017435545
2016456674
2015505644
2014538687
2013486642
2012501658
2011527704
2010579766
2009651879
2008699921
2007712964
2006724961
20057891,105
20048071,108
20037911,100
20028031,130
20017571,057
20008471,185
19998841,272
19988211,147
19978971,282
19968681,261
19958311,164
19948881,209
19938211,098
19928711,169
19919391,280
19901,0921,539
19891,1351,576
19881,1411,562
19871,1201,518
19861,1801,550
19851,1321,459
19841,1791,494
19839391,248
19821,1801,589
19811,0781,418
19801,1341,496
19791,1341,530

When and where crashes happen in North Northamptonshire in 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (12%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.2%)
  • February35 (7.2%)
  • March29 (5.9%)
  • April34 (7%)
  • May38 (7.8%)
  • June45 (9.2%)
  • July43 (8.8%)
  • August35 (7.2%)
  • September55 (11%)
  • October42 (8.6%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December45 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other29 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (67%)
  • Wet or damp154 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph244 (50%)
  • 40 mph67 (14%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph121 (25%)
  • 70 mph37 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (64%)
  • Roundabout83 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (12%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5%)
  • 16 to 2063 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2565 (10%)
  • 26 to 35113 (18%)
  • 36 to 45102 (16%)
  • 46 to 5578 (12%)
  • 56 to 6569 (11%)
  • 66 to 7549 (7.6%)
  • Over 7535 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (68%)
  • Passenger136 (21%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car661 (73%)
  • Motorcycle78 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)20 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Northamptonshire ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 53rd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2024

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2024, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A43 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2024: 47, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA434777313
2ndA45273934
3rdA509253405
4thA6233215
5thA14213024
6thA6003172402
7thA427151602
8thA4300142001
9thA502891100
10thB57391203
11thA51938801
12thA61168801
13thB5718802
14thA601471001
15thA69007703
16thA5106901
17thA60986801
18thA45005812
19thA51285501
20thA474501

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2024

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2024: 70.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2024

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2024: 80.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2024

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2024: 159.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2024, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years